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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Hannah Roberts Pa Entertainment Reporter

New National Portrait Gallery collection to be ‘representative of Britain today’

The National Portrait Gallery will reopen on Thursday following a three-year £41.3 million transformation, with an increased focus on representation in the collection.

Significant refurbishment has taken place at the gallery during the three-year closure, with the creation of public spaces, a new visitor entrance, public forecourt and a learning centre.

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